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title: "Can you mix them? Cleaning products"
description: "10 combinations under cleaning products, with what actually happens rather than a blanket rule about not mixing things."
url: https://atoneplace.net/can-you-mix/cleaning/
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# Mixing cleaning products

10 combinations under cleaning products.

| Combination | Verdict | Why |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bleach and ammonia | Toxic gas | No. This is the classic household poisoning and it produces chloramine gas. |
| Bleach and vinegar | Toxic gas | No. Any acid plus bleach releases chlorine gas. |
| Baking soda and vinegar | Pointless | Safe, dramatic, and it leaves you with salt water. |
| Bleach and toilet cleaner | Toxic gas | No. Most toilet cleaners are acidic, so this is the bleach-and-acid reaction. |
| Bleach and rubbing alcohol | Toxic gas | No. It produces chloroform and other chlorinated compounds. |
| Hydrogen peroxide and vinegar | Do not | No — mixed in a bottle it forms peracetic acid, which is corrosive. |
| One drain cleaner and a different drain cleaner | Toxic gas | No. Drain cleaners come in strongly acidic and strongly caustic types, and combining them is violent. |
| Bleach and hydrogen peroxide | Do not | No — it is exothermic and destroys both, and can spray hot liquid. |
| Vinegar and castile soap | Pointless | Safe, and it curdles into a white mess that is worse than either. |
| Vinegar and ammonia | Pointless | Not dangerous, and they cancel each other out. |

- [Can you mix bleach and ammonia?](https://atoneplace.net/can-you-mix/bleach-and-ammonia/) — No — this one produces a toxic gas
- [Can you mix bleach and vinegar?](https://atoneplace.net/can-you-mix/bleach-and-vinegar/) — No — this one produces a toxic gas
- [Can you mix baking soda and vinegar?](https://atoneplace.net/can-you-mix/baking-soda-and-vinegar/) — You can, but it achieves nothing
- [Can you mix bleach and toilet cleaner?](https://atoneplace.net/can-you-mix/bleach-and-toilet-cleaner/) — No — this one produces a toxic gas
- [Can you mix bleach and rubbing alcohol?](https://atoneplace.net/can-you-mix/bleach-and-rubbing-alcohol/) — No — this one produces a toxic gas
- [Can you mix hydrogen peroxide and vinegar?](https://atoneplace.net/can-you-mix/hydrogen-peroxide-and-vinegar/) — No — it damages something or fails
- [Can you mix one drain cleaner and a different drain cleaner?](https://atoneplace.net/can-you-mix/two-drain-cleaners/) — No — this one produces a toxic gas
- [Can you mix bleach and hydrogen peroxide?](https://atoneplace.net/can-you-mix/bleach-and-hydrogen-peroxide/) — No — it damages something or fails
- [Can you mix vinegar and castile soap?](https://atoneplace.net/can-you-mix/vinegar-and-castile-soap/) — You can, but it achieves nothing
- [Can you mix vinegar and ammonia?](https://atoneplace.net/can-you-mix/vinegar-and-ammonia/) — You can, but it achieves nothing

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